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1974 Villanova

3–⁠8, coached by Jim Weaver, then Lou Ferry (interim, final 3 games).

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1974, game by game: lost at Richmond 13–14; won vs. Massachusetts 17–13; won at Toledo 7–0; won vs. Idaho 15–7; lost at Tampa 8–47; lost at Houston 0–35; lost vs. Boston College 7–55; lost at Delaware 7–49; lost at No. 14 Maryland 0–41; lost vs. Holy Cross 6–10; lost vs. Temple 7–17+8−48Lost 13–14 at Richmond-1RichmondWon 17–13 vs. Massachusetts+4MassachusettsWon 7–0 at Toledo+7ToledoWon 15–7 vs. Idaho+8IdahoLost 8–47 at Tampa-39TampaLost 0–35 at Houston-35HoustonLost 7–55 vs. Boston College-48Boston CollegeLost 7–49 at Delaware-42DelawareLost 0–41 at No. 14 Maryland-41No. 14 MarylandLost 6–10 vs. Holy Cross-4Holy CrossLost 7–17 vs. Temple-10Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7atRichmondL 13–⁠1424%
Sep 14vsMassachusettsW 17–⁠1365%
Sep 21atToledoW 7–⁠039%
Sep 28vsIdahoW 15–⁠769%
Oct 12atTampaL 8–⁠4728%
Oct 19atHoustonL 0–⁠3516%
Oct 26vsBoston CollegeL 7–⁠5543%
Nov 2atDelawareL 7–⁠4961%
Nov 9at14MarylandL 0–⁠4112%
Nov 16vsHoly CrossL 6–⁠1042%
Nov 23vsTempleL 7–⁠1716%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Temple 17–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
87–⁠288
Coach
Jim Weaver, then Lou Ferry (interim, final 3 games)
Elo
1289 −91 this season
SP+ rating
-11.1 No. 100 of 124; offense No. 116, defense No. 71
SRS
−14.3 No. 111 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Richard Aldrich and Charles Driesbach

Drafted in 1975

The 1975 draft
Rd 5John Zimba DECleveland Browns